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词汇 commending
释义 commending
present participle ofcommend
commend
verb[ T ]
uk /kəˈmend/ us /kəˈmend/
to formally praise someone or something: 赞扬,称赞,表彰
The judge commended her for/on her bravery.法官称赞了她的勇敢。
For a low-budget film, it has much to commend it (= it deserves praise).作为一部低预算影片,它有不少值得称道之处。
It says on the back cover of the book "highly commended".书的封底上写着“隆重推荐”。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

to praise someone or something
praiseLawmakers praised the bipartisan deal.
congratulateI congratulated him on passing his driving test.
complimentI was just complimenting Robert on the wonderful meal he has cooked.
commendThe judge commended her for her bravery.
pay tribute toHe paid tribute to the firefighters who had saved his daughter's life.
flatterI knew he was only flattering me because he wanted to borrow some money.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Praising and applauding
acclaim
acclamation
accolade
adulate
adulation
compliment
complimentary
enthrone
enthronement
eulogistic
eulogistically
eulogize
hail
ooh and aahidiom
ovation
overpraise
overpraised
paean
puff
slap

Examples of commending


commending

In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.


Despite the harsh rhetoric, there were few untoward incidents, and election observers were unanimous in commending the peaceful mood.
Business had moved from being terrified about a possible socialist economic policy, to commending the performance of communists in the cabinet.
I would like to close this brief survey by particularly commending the second contribution that presents a departure from the triggers approach.
But it also gives them difficulty in commending their views to most believers.
Seigel too, is not merely documenting various ideas of the self; he is commending one of them to us as the one we should accept as true.
I would also join in commending the courage and efforts of the police and of the other essential services.
From the
Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
I begin by commending him on that excellent report.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
I have no hesitation in commending both reports to you.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
He was absolutely spot on in commending the virtues of his work force.
From the
Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
We seem to be commending a flawless piece of work, as if we were unaware of its weaknesses.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
One of the leading education authorities is commending this example to the local authority world.
From the
Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
He was commending the banks for their competition over loans for house purchase.
From the
Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
It seems that, on the contrary, you are commending my line of reasoning.
From the
Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
That is about as far as one can go, however, in commending the concept and the policies in the document.
From the
Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
It is a common fault of our age to think that in commending one thing we are automatically condemning another.
From the
Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
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